Sunday, August 23, 2009

fair and balanced

To get an op-ed in the Times, you'd better not pick one side or the other in the science-v-religion debate.

Robert Wright argues that not only Creationists, but also atheists are guilty of "underestimation of natural selection’s creative power":

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/opinion/23wright.html?pagewanted=print

It makes for a nice column, to say that both sides are at fault here. But that's intellectually dishonest. Pick a side, then make your case. Don't try to get along with everyone.

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